The Reader me

~nm tagged me for this I was wondering if there was more information about the book than just those 3 lines.

Ok before i reveal the latest of my reading indulgences, here is what i am supposed to do. Pick up the book that I'm reading, go to page 123, find the 5th sentence and write the next 3 sentences here.

OK...so the book that i am reading these days or should say have almost finished is "The Monk who sold his Ferrari" By Robin S. Sharma

Here it goes...

"They were all asleep. Anyway, once i got to the office, i noticed that my seven-thirty appointment had been waiting there since seven, and, boy, was he furious!"

"What was your response?"

"I fought back, what was I supposed to do, let him push me around?"

I just loved this book...have never read such a wonderful self-help book ever. It gives such practical ways of improving our lives and thinking. How to add that missing positivity! As someone has rightly said - It is an excellent step by step approach to improvement. A must read :)

Constant Reminder !!

While reading thru some posts I came across the following piece. I couldn't believe it could be so magical for me. I am thankful to whoever wrote this and treasure it as a reminder for the rest of my life. This is an excerpt from Paulo Coelho's 'By the river Piedra I sat down and wept'.

Thanks to "Color me happy (beingthea)" for posting it on her blog.

QUOTE...
"You have to take risks, he said. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.

Every day, God gives us the sun—and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Every day, we try to pretend that we haven't perceived that moment, that it doesn't exist—that today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow. But if people really pay attention to their everyday lives, they will discover that magic moment. It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane, like putting our front-door key in the lock; it may lie hidden in the quiet that follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same to us. But that moment exists—a moment when all the power of the stars becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles.

Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. Our magic moment helps us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams. Yes, we are going to suffer, we will have difficult times, and we will experience many disappointments—but all of this is transitory; it leaves no permanent mark. And one day we will look back with pride andfaith at the journey we have taken.

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when that person looks back—and at some point everyone looks back—she will hear her heart saying, "What have you done with the miracles that God planted in your days? What have you done with the talents God bestowed on you? You buried yourself in a cave because you were fearful of losing those talents. So this is your heritage: the certainty that you wasted your life"

Pitiful are the people who must realize this. Because when they are finally able to believe in miracles, their life's magic moments will have already passed them by.

...


Sometimes an uncontrollable feeling of sadness grips us,he said.We recognize that the magic moment of the day has passed and that we've done nothing ahout it. Life begins to conceal its magic and its art.

We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice.

The child we once were is still there. Blessed are the children, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

If we are not reborn—if we cannot learn to look at life with the innocence and the enthusiasm of childhood—it makes no sense to go on living. "

Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...

Had loved this song first time i heard it...It's one of my favourites ever since. (from movie Page 3)

i love the music, i love every word..somehow touches somewhere deep inside - and It touches like none other.

 

Here it is for keep sake and sharing.

 

Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...

Do Pal Milte Hain, Saath Saath Chalte Hain
Do Pal Milte Hain, Saath Saath Chalte Hain
Jab Mod Aaye To Bachke Nikalthe Hain
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...

Do Pal Milte Hain, Saath Saath Chalte Hain
Do Pal Milte Hain, Saath Saath Chalte Hain
Jab Mod Aaye To Bachke Nikalthe Hain
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...

Yahaan Sabhi Apne Hi Dun Mein Diwaane Hain
Yahaan Sabhi Apne Hi Dun Mein Diwaane Hain
Kare Wohi Jo Apna Dil Theek Maane Hain
Kaun Kisko Poochey, Kaun kisko Boley
Kaun Kisko Poochey, Kaun kisko Boley
Sabke Labon Par Apne Taraane Hain
Sabke Labon Par Apne Taraane Hain
Le Jaaye Naseeb Kisko Kahaan Pe
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...

Khwabon Ki Ye Duniya Hai, Khwabon Mein Hi Rehna Hai
Khwabon Ki Ye Duniya Hai, Khwabon Mein Hi Rehna Hai
Raheen Le Jaaye Jahaan, Sung Sung Chalna Hai
Waqt Ne Hamesha Yahaan Naye Khel Khele
Waqt Ne Hamesha Yahaan Naye Khel Khele
Kuch Bhi Ho Jaaye Yahaan, Bas Khush Rehna Hai
Kuch Bhi Ho Jaaye Yahaan, Bas Khush Rehna Hai
Manzil Lage Kareeb Sabko Yahaan Pe
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...

Do Pal Milte Hain, Saath Saath Chalte Hain
Do Pal Milte Hain, Saath Saath Chalte Hain
Jab Mod Aaye To Bachke Nikalthe Hain
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...

Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...
Kitne Ajeeb Rishte Hain Yahaan Pe...

 

Life - in general

Swati's post inspired me to do a quick recap of what's going on in my mind and life in general these days.

Weekend went normal yet nice - esp because i didn't do much of house hold chores :)

2 weeks ago we had got a portrait session done for our little daughter and saturday was the day we had to pick them up. They didnt come out as per our expections yet they were great. So we have some big posters now.

Yesterday was a great day for us - 3 celebrations to do
First my little daughetr turned 7 months
Second it was my dad's bday and
third one it was father's day

So we treated ourselves to some favorite food, outing and general shopping.

The thoughts tat are contstantly going on in my mind these days is about time for my daughter. I feel we are unable to give her as much time as she deserves or we must give to her. On a normal week day, i spend max 2 hours with her - that too goes mostly in talking to her from a distance while i am busy cooking or doing other things. Weekends i spend more time with her but i still feel it's too less. In those 2 hrs in the evening I have to give her different things to eat, play with her, freshen her up, put her to sleep. i feel it's too less time to develop that bonding with her and teach her one million things that keep coming to my mind. I don't know how I am going to move on like this. First things perhaps is to move closer to work so as to gain little more time in the morning and evening.

Another worry thats killing me these days is my upward graph of weight - i am gaining like leaps and bounds. I HAVE to do something about it before i am attacked with thousands of diseases that come with the package of weight gain.

One thought that has been going on for quite some time is about studying further. I want to do some more studies now but am unable to decide what. I dont know what do I want to do. I am getting so confused. (I surely am a confused personality)

After writing these, i just realised how Swati's and my thoughts are on the same track these days- same issues going on. Guess these are quite common ones.

It's Me

So I was tagged too :)

Thanks ~nm

I was so happy to get tagged until i started to write - uhh..lot of thinking..but here I go....

 

I'm : a confused person!
I think : all the time.
I know : I am very emotional.
I want : a clean nice big house.
I have : a beautiful daughter.
I wish : I could take a long vacation.
I hate : confrontation!
I miss : my sister and friends.
I fear : arguments.
I feel : heavy.
I hear : my daughter's laughter.
I smell : perfumes.
I crave : talking to friends.
I search: inner peace!
I wonder: why we are the way we are.
I regret: a lot.
I love : dancing.
I ache : when my HD is unhappy.
I care : for everyone.
I am not: a good negotiator.
I believe: happiness is on it's way.
I dance : if the music is catchy.
I sing : rhymes to my daughter.
I cry : almost instantly.
I don't always: do what i think is right.
I fight : like mad!
I write : occasionally.
I win : some.
I lose : some.
I never : had long hair.
I always: want to be on time.
I confuse: myself.
I listen: to my dad.
I can usually be found: on the couch with my laptop.
I am scared: of lizards.
I need : a satisfying career.
I am happy about: getting tagged by ~nm for this!

 

I don't know whom to tag...would tag when i have a list of readers.

Books

I have been quite fond of reading but had lost this interest in betweeen for few years. Am now back on track- thanks to my friend and my brother. My friend V who inspired me to start reading again and my brother refers such nice books all the time that i cant stop myslef from picking them up.

I am reading three books these days and two of them are "inspirational-cum-life's lessons" kinds. I am liking them. I have always liked reading inspirational stuff and these ones are pretty good. i would write about them once i finish reading.

Just wanted to mention this here so i can rejoice the feel of back on reading track even more.